006 mine tub - version 2

 Even though I was quite happy with my first 006 mine tub I felt that the design could be improved, mainly by rounding off the edges where the floor and sides meet. To do this I cut a former from wood and rounded the corners with a file, using a radius gauge to check that I had an even radius on both sides. I then bent a piece of brass sheet around the block;

I made the block to the depth that I wanted the waggon body but slightly overlength. The brass sheet was cut to the exact size that I needed. Here's the block with the body wrapped around it;

The ends are made from scrap etch soldered in place, one end had lettering etched into it;

The rest of the body was built and finished as per my first tub and the chassis follows that of my flat;

It is 25mm long, with a body measuring 19mm x 12.7mm x 10mm high, so it's slightly narrower than my previous effort.

Here it is in the company of my first tub and a 009 N-Brass tub;

And, to show how small it really is, sitting on a shiny penny;

Filling the etched writing on the end was a pain, and I didn't quite disguise it all, but the result is that one end looks slightly corroded and battered. Apart from that I'm rather pleased with this, the rounded edges add character and the proportions please my eye (even if the thing is probably quite large for a mine tub).

Paul.